I was born and grew up in Spfld. As a little kid, mid-60s, my Dad did business with GE (they used a big part of the Armory grounds) and I got into the Armory alot. Before it was federal the old employees who ran the museum let me play around with the crew-served weapons and all the displays that weren't behind glass at the time, and most were not. I recall taking apart an MG42 at about 6 years old. The guy thought it was cute, my father not so much. I remember small casks of 1911s placed around the walls on the sides of other displays. Love to find one of those unopened.
I have been in contact with a moderator and have burned a disc with the pictures on it to send him. He will then put up a pictoral essay so all can see. approx. 250 pictures. Enjoy the samples.
The post office finally delivered pcaru1's CD (took them a month) ....
Springfield Armory Photo Montage (277 picture virtual tour)
Also, here's n interesting video for Springfield collectors and members who go to Camp Perry ...
Big Picture: Commence Firing
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2569546 / Local Identifier 111-TV-276 - DVD copied by Katie Filbert.
Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984). From colonial days, marksmanship has been an American tradition. In this film presentation, television audiences will visit the Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, established in 1794. Gunsmiths here have created the basic weapons for our fighting forces. The Armory is the small arms center of the U.S. forces. Here, are concentrated the Ordnance Corps facilities for experimental development of hand weapons, including rifles and automatic weapons--also for pilot line production. Included in "Commence Firing," is footage of the Camp Perry, Ohio World Series of Marksmanship, sponsored jointly by the National Rifle Association and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
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